Wire walker
Philippe Petit
French wire walker who crossed between the Twin Towers in 1974.
Philippe Petit is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on August 7, 1974.
- Born
- 1949-08-13, Nemours, FranceA Saturday
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1949-08-13, Nemours, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 20°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 12°10′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 7°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 21°30′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 14°05′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 24°21′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Virgo | 7°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Cancer | 3°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 13°03′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 16°18′ | Direct |
Philippe Petit is alive, so there is one chart here rather than two. The death chart is cast for a documented moment of death and there is nothing to cast one for, which is the point: this site does not estimate either end.
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Philippe Petit was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.